Families say they have been forced to walk along a busy main road after a popular footpath closed for 10 weeks - causing "huge danger."

The Hilton Greenway path, which connects the Mease and Egginton Road, was closed two months ago and has not yet re-opened, despite residents being told it would only be shut for a few days.

Ken Angel, 69, who used the footpath every day to walk his border collie Tam, said: "We've had to walk our dog on the main Egginton road and you feel like ducking from the huge trucks that drive by. It's a huge danger."

Ken and his wife Hazel, of Pegasus Way, Hilton, are concerned that many children are cycling on the main roads instead.

Ken Angel used to walk is dog Tam along the footpath every day

He said: "I walk down the path on a daily basis and so do hundreds of other people, including children who use it to cycle to school."

The 750m pedestrian and cycle route, which opened in 2010, currently has signs at each end informing residents that the footpath is closed and apologies for any inconvenience.